05067nam a22006495i 4500 978-3-031-46158-3 DE-He213 20251030111732.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240320s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031461583 978-3-031-46158-3 10.1007/978-3-031-46158-3 doi QC6.9-9 PDX bicssc PH bicssc SCI055000 bisacsh PDX thema PH thema Moser, Tijmen Jan. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 73461 Walking with Christiaan Huygens [electronic resource] : From Archimedes' Influence to Unsung Contributions in Modern Science / by Tijmen Jan Moser, Enders Anthony Robinson. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XXXI, 315 p. 158 illus., 56 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda History of Physics, 2730-7557 1. Introduction -- Chapter 1. Historical overview of the life of Christiaan Huygens -- Chapter 2. Huygens and spontaneous order -- Chapter 3. Huygens and the speed of light -- Chapter 4. Huygens’ principle -- Chapter 5. Huygens and the telescope -- Chapter 6. Huygens and the clock -- Chapter 7. Huygens-Fresnel principle -- Chapter 8. Huygens and special relativity -- Chapter 9. Huygens and centrifugal force -- Chapter 10 Huygens and curvature -- Chapter 11. What Huygens could have written on diffraction -- Chapter 12. Huygens and geophysics. Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695) left an indelible mark on the fields of mathematics, physics, astronomy, and geophysics. Despite his groundbreaking contributions, history has often overlooked his pivotal role. While two of the most famous achievements in physics are Newton’s theory of gravity and Einstein’s general theory of relativity, less well-known is that Huygens provided central elements to these theories. This book stands to correct that deficit. For example, we show how Huygens used symmetry arguments to derive conservation laws for momentum and for energy, and what Einstein later called the principle of equivalence to derive the formula for centrifugal force. In 1689, Huygens visited Newton. Together, they walked the streets of London. Newton had recently finished his masterpiece, Principia, expounding his laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation. Huygens had essentially completed his life’s work by then, building on Archimedes, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Descartes, Fermat, Pascal and his own ingenuity. He had established fame as an instrument maker (telescope, pendulum clock, planetarium). He had invented the 31 tone system. He had pioneered the first principles of remote sensing. He had discovered the rings of Saturn. He had formulated the wave theory of light. What would walking with Christiaan reveal? This book gives the result in nine chapters, namely: spontaneous order, the speed of light, Huygens’ principle, the telescope, the pendulum clock, Huygens-Fresnel principle, special relativity, centrifugal force, and curvature. In addition, there is a chapter titled What Huygens could have written on diffraction, and a chapter titled Huygens and Geophysics. Mentally walking with Christiaan, browsing his collected works — a true treasure trove for puzzle enthusiasts — and rethinking his ideas creates a vivid impression of scientific life in the 17th century, an appreciation that it is remarkably similar to ours, and an understanding of Huygens' significant and lasting contributions to science. Physics History. 64549 Physicists Biography. 68034 Astronomers Biography. 68035 Science History. 65232 Physics. 61293 Astronomy. 72908 Mathematics. 65523 History of Physics and Astronomy. 68040 Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers. 68038 History of Science. 66101 Physics and Astronomy. 72910 Applications of Mathematics. 65529 Robinson, Enders Anthony. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 73462 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031461576 Printed edition: 9783031461590 Printed edition: 9783031461606 History of Physics, 2730-7557 72777 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46158-3 ZDB-2-PHA ZDB-2-SXP 58484 58484